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Thomas Pynchon

By Mark Flanagan, About.com

Thomas Pynchon Biography:


Thomas Pynchon was born in Glen Cove, New York, in 1937. He is the author of Gravity's Rainbow, The Crying of Lot 49, V., Vineland, Slow Learner, and Mason & Dixon. ~ from Thomas Pynchon's publisher

Dates:


(1937-)

Nationality:


American

Genre(s):


Short stories; Novels

Notable Work:


Gravity's Rainbow, 1973

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